This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features James L. Brooks’ Best Picture nominee Broadcast News. Written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt and Robert Prosky, Broadcast News was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/broadcast-news-1987), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/16/movies/film-broadcast-news-comedy.html), and Hal Hinson in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/broadcastnewsrhinson_a0c913.htm).
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Under the Sun of Satan (1987 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)
Ishtar (1987 Box Office Flop)
Adventures In Babysitting (1987 First Feature)
Three Men And A Baby (1987 Box Office Champ)
Jiro Dreams Of Sushi (2012 Bonus Episode)
1975 Epilogue
Switchblade Sisters (1975 Audience Choice)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 Future Cult Classic)
Dolemite (1975 Dave’s Pick)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975 Best Picture Winner)
Adoption (1975 Berlin Golden Bear Winner)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975 Jason’s Pick)
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975 Foreign Film)
The Stepford Wives (1975 Josh’s Pick)
Grey Gardens (1975 Documentary)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975 Cannes Award Winner)
Lisztomania (1975 Box Office Flop)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975 First Feature)
Jaws (1975 Box Office Champ)
2012 Epilogue
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